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St Paul's Cathedral - London

St Paul's Cathedral - London

St Paul's Cathedral is open for private prayer until 5pm today. The Bishop of London will attend a said Evensong service at 4pm. All people of faith and goodwill are welcome.

07 July 2005

New Appointment made by Archbishop of Canterbury

New Appointment made by Archbishop of Canterbury

The Revd Guy Wilkinson has been appointed as National Inter Faith Relations Adviser and Secretary for Inter Faith Relations to the Archbishop of Canterbury. This new post combines the staff responsibilities of the national inter Faith work of the Church of England with support for Archbishop's work in this area.

07 July 2005

Faith Leaders Appeal to Prime Minister on Poverty

Faith Leaders Appeal to Prime Minister on Poverty

Senior religious leaders from three faiths - Christianity, Judaism and Islam - have come together to publicly urge Prime Minister Tony Blair to press for radical commitments on behalf of the world's poorest people when he chairs the annual meeting of the world's richest nations in Scotland next month.

30 June 2005

Archbishop of York Announced

Archbishop of York Announced

Downing Street has this morning announced the approval of The Queen for the appointment of the Rt Revd Dr John Sentamu, currently Bishop of Birmingham, to succeed the Rt Revd Dr David Hope as the next Archbishop of York.

17 June 2005

Archbishop Tutu Honoured By CIPR

Archbishop Tutu Honoured By CIPR

Archbishop Desmond Tutu accepted the Chartered Institute of Public Relations' President's Medal on 12 June to mark his outstanding, lifelong commitment to working for democracy through open and honest communications.

13 June 2005

Archbishop Ndungane Responds To Debt Write-off By G-8

Archbishop Ndungane Responds To Debt Write-off By G-8

Anglican Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane, speaking from London yesterday, said that he "cautiously welcomes" the announcement by the G-8 industrialised nations to write off more than R265 billion ($40 billion) of African debt.

13 June 2005

Numbers Recommended To Train As Clergy Rise

Numbers Recommended To Train As Clergy Rise

A total of 564 men and women were recommended to train as future clergy in the Church of England in 2004; the highest number in six years.

10 June 2005

People Power Challenges Church On Unity

People Power Challenges Church On Unity

A group of parishioners from the South Yorkshire ex-mining village of Grimethorpe set off this month on an epic pilgrimage to Italy, to plead for closer unity between Catholics and the Church of England.

03 June 2005

Vicar of Nazareth appeals for help

An appeal for the churches in Britain to help bring an end to the inequality and discrimination suffered by Palestinian Christians in the Holy Land was made today by Father Samuel Barhoum, Anglican Vicar of Nazareth

31 May 2005

Archdeacon's Rallying Call

Archdeacon's Rallying Call

The Archdeacon of Doncaster, Venerable Bob Fitzharris, last night urged congregations to get up and be involved with society and culture to make sure the Christian message is heard.

20 May 2005